Radiofrequency Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs as First-line Treatment of Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomized Trial

Wazni, Oussama M., Marrouche, Nassir F., Martin, David O., Verma, Atul, Bhargava, Mandeep, Saliba, Walid, Bash, Dianna, Schweikert, Robert +11 more·2005·JAMA

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